Midwife

Job Description

Title: Midwife

Company Name: International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Vacancy: --

Age: 18 to 65 years

Job Location: Cox`s Bazar

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 1 years

• Diploma in Midwifery

• At least 1 years

• Age 18 to 65 years

Experience

• At least 1 year working experience.

• Previous work experience with any local or International NGO. 

Competencies: Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Competent on performing IUD, MR, MVA, normal vaginal delivery, CMR.

• Cervical cancer counselling, screening and fistula.

• Management of HMS, HBB.

• KOBO reporting.

• Skills in MS word, Excel & basic computer skills. 

Language Preference

• Proficiency in Bangla and Rohingya language.

• Good hold in English language will be a made valuable contributions.

Specific Educational Qualification

• Diploma in Midwifery.

Program Brief

Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is one of the world’s leading agencies working in post-conflict and development contexts, supporting communities in over 40 fragile, failed and developing states. In this capacity, we work to restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted, struggling to endure and wishing to advance on a path of development. The IRC has been present in Bangladesh since 2017 and obtained registration with the NGOAB in March 2018. Since the IRC obtained registration in March 2018, it has moved quickly to expand its integrated emergency health and protection response through both direct and partner-based programming focused on primary healthcare, women’s protection and empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, gender-based violence and child protection. Recently IRC has also introduced two new programs: Protection Rule of Law (PROL) and Education. IRC will continue working in both the camps and host community, while meeting the significant needs in both refugee and host populations, as already existing vulnerabilities are compounded with cyclical monsoon and cyclone seasons that impose additional threats to the lives and protection of those refugees as well as vulnerable host populations. IRC will grow over time its geographic coverage within Cox bazar and to other parts of the country, thus expand its networks and partnerships around emergency preparedness and response work, reach beyond the Rohingya refugees, also targeting the vulnerable host groups in Cox Bazar and other parts of Bangladesh.

Purpose of the Role

The Midwife is responsible for the oversight and implementation of SRH, in particular: Basic Emergency Obstetric and Neonatal Care (BEmONC), Antenatal Care and Postnatal Care, Counselling and provision of Family Planning (short acting & long acting reversible contraceptive), Syndromic Management of STIs, Post Abortion Care and Clinical Care for Sexual Assault Survivors, Menstrual regulation services.

Highlights of Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care:

• Provide direct clinical care, working closely with the other health facility staffs /implementation partner to ensure the delivery of high quality comprehensive SRH services.

• Triage, screening and assessment of patients & maintain referral in appropriate way.

• Client based counselling preserving SRH rights.

• Performs basic and assisted delivery care.

• Performs any needed neonatal and obstetric resuscitation activity.

• Ensures timely supported referrals to the nearest Emergency Obstetric Care center.

• Provide technical support and guidance to other midwives in assisted deliveries (by vacuum, forceps, and breech).

• Performs and promotes safe post-abortion care.

• Manage STI cases in collaboration with medical doctor.

• Receive survivors, counsel and Clinical Care Support the RH and GBV clinic staff with technical advice, and provides services in line with the MoH and/ or international best practice guidelines.

• Provides antenatal and postnatal care in line with relevant standards and protocols.

• Delivery of hygiene promotion, health education and patient/care giver counselling.

• Ensure adherence to infection prevention and control measures.

• Ensure accurate recording of information in the clinic registers, data collecting tools and document & send it in a timely manner.

• Ensure wards/clinic areas are appropriately stocked with essential equipment and supplies.

• Carry out night/day duties as per duty roaster.

• Ensure patient confidentiality is respected, and that all consultations are conducted in a dignified and respectful manner.

• Conduct SRH & ASRH awareness sessions including involvement in male engagement activity for better acceptance in the community. 

Development:

• Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and provide guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions.

• Provide support and mentorship to other health facility/mobile clinic staff, providing on-the-job training where needed.

Project Management:

• Implement outreach activities with the rest of the team to access “hard to reach‟ and vulnerable beneficiaries to increase service utilization.

• Orientation, on job training, monitoring of volunteer (incentive workers) & supportive staff’s activity in order to provide health promotion, community mobilization and awareness raising.

• Work closely  with health educator/promoter & support in health & SRH promoting activities.

• Ensure regular inventory and consumption tracking of medical drugs and supplies.

• Work with relevant staff to ensure prompt requesting of medical drugs and supplies.

Coordination & Representation:

• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with local communities, Camp in charge, local government agencies and other implementing partners.

• Attend regular sector meeting in the respective camps.

• Hold meetings with local communities and represent the program in local stakeholder meetings.

Monitoring & Reporting:

• Ensure all patient consultations are documented and patient records completed.

• Submit daily reports in a timely & accurate manner.

• Work & support  MEAL team for data recording & documentation. 

Other Duties:

• Consistently and proactively monitor/assess the safety and security of the team; promptly reporting concerns or incidents to IRC management and liaising with community leaders and other external parties as required to maintain/enhance the security environment for IRC programs.

• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor to enable and develop IRC programs.

Deliverables

• Ability to deliver using standard methodologies.

• Improve and sustain the quality of maternal and Child Health services using the SOP.

• Mobile bill,Insurance,Gratuity

• Two retention benefits in a year equivalent to two basic salaries